53.8% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 82% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Emerald · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Emerald
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A 12 percentage point jump in Year 12 completion since 2011 highlights a growing trend of higher school attainment in Emerald. While more people are finishing school, the number of adults with university degrees remains much lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents have finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this 53.8% is still well below the Queensland and Australian rates.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Emerald, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 14.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.2% of residents.
14.2% ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Emerald, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular area of study, accounting for 23.9% of qualifications, followed by management and commerce at 14.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3005/emerald/topic/education